What should I do if my puppy doesn’t eat? The reason why the puppy doesn’t eat may be because of illness, which causes the dog to lose appetite and not want to eat. The puppy is in heat, which can also lead to not eating. Being in heat can make the dog feel anxious. They are not interested in any food; the puppy's refusal to eat may be an oral problem. You can check the dog's oral cavity in time to see if there are foreign objects or diseases.

1. Illness

If the dog has a cold, fever, or the dog has an infectious disease, or if the dog has symptoms such as diarrhea or vomiting, it will cause the dog to lose its appetite. It is likely to be a disease of the digestive organs, and heart disease will also occur. Causes loss of appetite.

　2. In heat

Often everyone will think of some objective reasons, but ignore the dog’s own factors. When a dog is anxious, he may not be interested in any food. Another reason is that when a dog is in heat, it may also cause a loss of appetite.

　3. Deworming

Even if the dog has a great appetite and eats a lot, if the dog is not dewormed regularly, he will not gain weight. It will also cause the dog's appetite to decrease. You need to check whether there are parasites on the dog. First of all, pay attention to cleaning, ventilation and dryness, comb the dog's hair frequently, and regularly use insecticidal shower gel. As for internal parasites, they need to be treated with anthelmintics.

4. Oral problems

If the dog doesn’t eat, you can check whether its mouth has been punctured by anything or has a wound? Is it red and swollen due to stomatitis or gingivitis? The dog will be unable to eat because of pain or discomfort. . If you spit it out immediately after taking it into your mouth, or if you are unable to swallow it, it is likely that there is a disorder in the oral muscles or esophageal nerves. When stomatitis occurs in the mouth or there are abnormalities in the teeth or tongue, you may not be able to eat even if you want to. You might as well check your dog’s mouth to see if there are any wounds.

5. Diet

A dog’s loss of appetite is most likely due to the owner feeding the dog too much food, especially meat. Small dogs should not be fed meat, because after feeding it, they will not be very interested in dog food. Dogs can be fed some meat, but not too frequently. It is not good for the dog's health and appetite. If you need to feed meat, it is recommended not to contain salt. Do not feed humans food, because what humans eat may not be suitable for dogs to eat, so dogs will not become picky eaters after eating it.

6. Feed

First, the feed is single, stale, smelly, etc., and dogs are unwilling to eat it. Second, the feed contains a large amount of chemical condiments, aromatic, spicy and other pungent smelling substances, as well as particularly sweet or salty foods, which all affect the dog's appetite.